Hi everyone!
just starting off the photo thread for Winton, it was an awesome day!
my photos have been uploaded
http://www.marisagangemi.com/gallery3/index.php/Motorsport/Winton-December-2nd-2012 (http://www.marisagangemi.com/gallery3/index.php/Motorsport/Winton-December-2nd-2012)
Enjoy! 8)
I'll add my photos as well,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rat156/sets/72157632156824360/
All are available for purchase. Send me an email (president@alfaclubvic.org.au), donate an appropriate amount to my Shitbox Rally Team (http://fundraise.shitboxrally.com.au/fatboyracing) and you'll receive a present in you email (full 7360 x 4912 resolution, unwatermarked, which will make a 62 x 41.5 cm print at 300 dpi). Or I can post it to my Redbubble site, where you can order fully framed prints etc.
Cheers
Stu
P.S. What's wrong with the GTV6 picture below?
Ouch:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rat156/8236670091/in/set-72157632156824360/
That, and the GTR34's tyre popping right in front of me coming on the front straight
Quote from: Stuart Thomson on December 03, 2012, 08:37:48 AM
P.S. What's wrong with the GTV6 picture below?
There is a gumby in the passenger seat?
I am guessing Mr Kirby's helmet says Lotus?
Is there a chocolate fish as a reward?
I managed to get some video of me playing with my favourite car of the weekend, an awesome Giulia Super with a Twin Spark engine, running motorbike throttle bodies, COPs, and megasquirt. I absolutely love this car, it's very close to my ideal vision of what I'd want in an Alfa. It's got a body and interior that is well-loved and used, but with a modern kick-arse engine. I love this car to bits.
This was my last session of the day, and it was obvious from the outlap that my tyres and brakes were completely knackered. Once I saw that the Super was keeping up, I waved him past because I really wanted to get some footage of this awesome car. The driver was having his first track day, so he did remarkably well to not get phased by me sitting on his bumper. And check out how quick it is down the straights!! The 2.5 in the 90 is no powerhouse, but the TS in the Super just destroys it. Awesome stuff. And I believe it was on road tyres too. Shame I had to stop a few laps in as my bonnet came loose....
Wow Sheldon, that's some write-up - thanks !
They *were* road tyres. More a crumbly shredded O-Ring style of thing now - completely shredded the outside edges of the fronts... Winton 1, Marangoni Versos 0. Was great fun belting around with the 90 on my tail - really appreciate you taking the time to do the vid - you're right - it's hugely helpful to watch.
I just watched this a bunch of times, and then I watched the bit where you let me past a bunch of times just to listen to it :)
I had to stop the lap after you as the swirl pot struggled to keep up with an almost empty tank - nearly didn't make it back to Benalla ....
Awesome to the power of Rad mate.
Cheers,
Scott.
Quote from: aggie57 on December 03, 2012, 12:01:49 PM
Ouch:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rat156/8236670091/in/set-72157632156824360/
Best photo award???
Hi everyone! I've got some photos that I took on the day - not here to sell them or anything, just wanted to share them with you guys :) Sunday was my first AROCA event + first time out at Winton and I'd like thank everyone for making it such a memorable day!
Also, if my instructor for the day (Geoff Vernon) is around, I tried my best to take some shots of your Cortina in action haha. Email me if you'd like the full res copies!
Here is a link to the photo set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jhsohn/sets/72157632156690595/
See you all next year!
Patrick.
PS. Just watched the video Sheldon and realised that I'm in it ;D (the black hatchback at 2:15). Loved watching what lines you guys took too!
Welcome Patrick and I'd just like to say its great to see the photo's from around the paddock area.
Here's my video from the same session as Sheldon's footage - you can just see Scott passing me after my spin on the first lap, and then eventually I catch back up...
Heh Heh, Patrick - I was concentrating so hard i didn't register anything except 'black' heh heh..
Here's a good shot of you navigating the double mobile alfa-chicane (from Marisa's fantastic shots..)
http://www.marisagangemi.com/gallery3/index.php/Motorsport/Winton-December-2nd-2012/WT21212119 (http://www.marisagangemi.com/gallery3/index.php/Motorsport/Winton-December-2nd-2012/WT21212119)
Some more footage - session 3, in which I had less excitement (no spins), but was much quicker (got down to 1:48.3, which I was reasonably happy with).
Quote from: aggie57 on December 04, 2012, 04:11:10 PM
Welcome Patrick and I'd just like to say its great to see the photo's from around the paddock area.
Thanks Alister! I'll be sure to take more photos for everyone next time.
Quote from: tjb0274 on December 04, 2012, 04:25:54 PM
Here's my video from the same session as Sheldon's footage - you can just see Scott passing me after my spin on the first lap, and then eventually I catch back up...
Wow that video had everything in it from a spin to the gear knob falling off! It's exhilarating just watching the video so I can't imagine how good it would feel to drive it!
Quote from: AikenDrum105 on December 04, 2012, 04:38:43 PM
Heh Heh, Patrick - I was concentrating so hard i didn't register anything except 'black' heh heh..
Here's a good shot of you navigating the double mobile alfa-chicane (from Marisa's fantastic shots..)
http://www.marisagangemi.com/gallery3/index.php/Motorsport/Winton-December-2nd-2012/WT21212119 (http://www.marisagangemi.com/gallery3/index.php/Motorsport/Winton-December-2nd-2012/WT21212119)
Hi Scott - indeed a great photo... and I must say your car looks and sounds amazing :)
Had a great day running a PB with a series of 1.46 second laps, just shy of dipping into the 1.45's with a 46.05.
Some great driving out there, and thanks to the great driver of this MX5 in my below video for some neat driving and an excellent session-long benchmark.
Fantastic day everyone - I usually run with my club (PIARC) and this beats it hands-down for organisation and maximum track time. Great day, and I'll be back!
Quote from: AikenDrum105 on December 04, 2012, 04:38:43 PM
Here's a good shot of you navigating the double mobile alfa-chicane (from Marisa's fantastic shots..)
Again! Call Sheldon a chicane again!
My fastest run of the day......Also on odd occasion I thought it was a drift day. ;D
Quote from: Evan Bottcher on December 04, 2012, 10:02:51 PM
Quote from: AikenDrum105 on December 04, 2012, 04:38:43 PM
Here's a good shot of you navigating the double mobile alfa-chicane (from Marisa's fantastic shots..)
Again! Call Sheldon a chicane again!
Didn't you realise that all 90's are chicanes? ;)
Quote from: BMW Spy on December 04, 2012, 09:45:44 PM
Wow that video had everything in it from a spin to the gear knob falling off! It's exhilarating just watching the video so I can't imagine how good it would feel to drive it!
:) Yeah, the gearknob caught me by surprise - certainly a new one! Time for some locktite on the thread, I think.
Well with all the show and tell, here is a few not that exciting laps with Damon before the car broke. Reasonable times for him despite little driving due to VCE, the errors and having to pass a few cars, I would have expected 3sec better.
Neil,
Where's the footage of the big spin?
A little bit of me driving the shitbox chicane 90. I desperately wanted to keep up with the 105 coupe, but just couldn't make it happen...
What. A. Shitbox.
Was good to get some laps in before the drivers side engine mount decided to melt away and leave the engine to roam freely around the engine bay... :)
Mick, was that your last lap. There where more waves & cheerios than a John Farnham retirement concert.
Gully.
Mick, your car differs from mine in the speed around the sweeper and into the right kink all the way to the braking zone. The rest of the track is not so much different. Maybe the Esses and braking zone into the esses are slower. I think you should get a wing, but make sure it is a wing that works. Go onto brendans video channel if you want to see my lap from September when I did a 1:38.0014. You can see that with a wing there is a huge difference in how late you can brake, as well as maintain a higher speed thru corners. Would be good to get some more cars under 1:40.
Bump ,
Most of the alfa sprinters have probably met Brendan Beavis ( MX5) at AROCA sprints. But if you haven't he has a large library of youtube clips that are well worth watching . Here's the link to the stuff Dave was talking about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40UoyIHxpsQ&feature=em-subs_digest
There is also links to another 130 odd clips to have a look at.
However, just my 2 bobs worth. An aero package on an Alfa might do you some good at Philip Island or Sandown , but at Winton where you don't ever get into top gear i think its got a a lot more to do with a V6 Alfa ( Standard Specs not Micks car) coming in at circa 1210 kg and an MX5 at 980 kgs
I have not really looked at the alfa for aero, so not sure how effective a wing would be compared to an mx5. But on my car it works noticeably from as little as 80km/h, so you don't need as much speed as most people think. I made my own carbon fibre fastback to allow the wing to work properly. Much harder to do on a non convertible car... My car weighs 955kg without driver. It has full interior to suit the class I run in.
Mick is now famous in the USA. http://automobiliac.squarespace.com/automobiliac/2012/12/16/video-of-the-week-how-to-drive-the-pants-off-a-gtv6.html (http://automobiliac.squarespace.com/automobiliac/2012/12/16/video-of-the-week-how-to-drive-the-pants-off-a-gtv6.html)
This is a website I check occasionally, and it's pretty good. The author owns a GTV6 and a Ferrari Dino.
what a great website! lots of GTV stuff.